An afternoon crowd awaits the return of the Site Selection Committee for the Saskatchewan Games Council at the Cuplex in North Battleford, Sask. on Feb. 10, 2016Duncan Cairns-Brenner/battlefordsNOW staff

On an unseasonably warm February morning a small crowd gathered outside of North Battleford’s Cuplex, awaiting the Site Selection Committee for the Saskatchewan Games Council to emerge from the building, to show its support for the city’s bid to hold the 2018 winter games.